Eight Early College High School students and two faculty coaches are competing with nine other Dallas County Promise High Schools. Dubbed the Dallas County Promise Challenge, the project lasts eight weeks. It asks high school students to select a challenge that affects students in Dallas County as they navigate high school and prepare for post-high school, or postsecondary options. The team has to generate a solution that will engage the campus and community and then present their solution to other students, parents, community members, school staff and county officials.
The ECHS ‘College Bound Bears’ chose to address ‘Parent and Community Engagement/Support.’ By introducing and developing a website they hope will activate or empower parents and community members to support students through the college process.
On Mar. 23, the Challenge Team will unveil the website and describe the competitive process and end-product. The event is open to the public and will be held at 10 AM on the Brookhaven College Campus, Building Q, Rm. 201. The closing ceremony is an all-day event at SMU on Mar. 27.
